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Part of 2 Pentateuch - 2.4 Primary Translations - 2.4.1 Septuagint 2.4.1.4.1 NatureAmong the translations of the Greek Pentateuch, Numbers poses some specific problems. The translator did not use a homogeneous technique when rendering his Vorlage; moreover, at times, one has to judge that he was working carelessly or lacking competence.…

Part of 2 Pentateuch - 2.4 Primary Translations - 2.4.1 Septuagint 2.4.1.1.1 NatureIt is generally assumed that the Greek book of Genesis is the oldest of the translations of the Septuagint. It is possible that parts of the Bible were translated earlier ( …

Part of 3 Daniel, Additions to 3.2.1 Nature and SignificanceThe literary history of the book of Daniel is very complicated, with intermingled aspects of redaction, reception and interpretation. The text evolved slowly, beginning with the Aramaic legends from the Persian diaspora (Daniel 2–6). In Daniel 4–6, the OG (I.18.3.1) attests to a Vorlage that differs in parts considerably from the Aramaic text of the MT (I.18.2.2). Therefore, different versions of the Daniel tradition were transmitted separately. The canonical text has grown in several stages, through redaction activity on the verse level, but also through the inclusion of large…

[German Version] I. Neurobiology and Psychology – II. Religious Studies – III. Ancient Near East and Old Testament – IV. Early Judaism – V. Greco-Roman Antiquity – VI. New Testament – VII. Church History – VIII. Fundamental Theology – IX. Practical Theology – X. Missiology – XI. Art History I. Neurobiology and Psychology Dreams are hallucinatory experiences that generally occur during sleep. Unlike real experiences, they involve associations that are temporally, spatially, and emotionally free. Healthy adults can easily distinguish dreams from memories of real events. In young children and people suffering from various disorders (e.g. schizophrenia), the subjective difference between dream and reality can be suspended. Daydreams are usually short sequences of imagined experiences during brief intervals of daytime sleep. Dreams may occur during any sleep phase, but are clearly more active and bizarre as well as more emotionally intense during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Periods of REM sleep occur four or five times in an eight-hour sleep cycle and increase in length, from a few minutes to as long as 20 minutes. In the course of the night, dreams generally become more active, bizarre, and emotional with the approach of morning. Memorie…

[German Version] I. Literary Theory – II. Old Testament – III. New Testament …

[German Version] I. Philosophy – II. Fundamental Theology – III. Applications I. Philosophy The concept of effective history ( Wirkungsgeschichte) takes on philosophical significance in the hermeneutics of H.G. Gadamer, where it represents the attempt to clarify the fundamental requirement for understanding texts and make this understanding transparent in its own historically conditioned context. …

[English Version] I. Philosophisch Der Begriff einer Wirkungsgesch. (Wg.) erlangt in der Hermeneutik (…

[English Version] I. Neurobiologisch und psychologischT. sind Erlebnisinhalte, die üblicherweise während des Nachtschlafs auftreten und sich von nicht-geträumten realen Erlebnisinhalten durch freie zeitliche, örtliche sowie emotionale Assoziationen auszeichnen und von erwachsenen gesunden Menschen von real erlebten Gedächtnisinhalten unterschieden werden können. Im Kleinkinda…